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Training for the National School Lunch and School Breakfast Programs

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ADE Health and Nutrition Services is dedicated to providing child nutrition professionals with training to support you and your teams' professional learning needs to fulfill annual training requirements, support program integrity, and elevate Child Nutrition Programs across Arizona.

 

 

 

 

ADE is here to help you fulfill your training needs to successfully operate your programs and to help you and your staff obtain the annual training hours required for Professional Standards. Because the trainings offered are vast in quantity and diverse in content, ADE has drafted specialized curricula based on job duties to help customers get started creating training plans for the year. Each curriculum provides suggested trainings relevant to a specific role. Please note that the trainings are suggested but not required.

  • Training Curriculum for Arizona Child Nutrition Professionals Operating the National School Lunch and School Breakfast Program
  • USDA Professional Standards Learning Codes

The table below includes the online trainings available from HNS on NSLP and SBP operations. Training types include recorded webinars, how-to guides, and online courses. Training certificates for recorded webinars can be found at the end of the webinar slides. Training certificates for how-to guides and online courses are at the end of the training.

For the slides and recordings of HNS' Staying on Track Monthly Webinar, please visit the Staying on Track webpage by clicking here.

For the upLIFT Webinar Series, please visit the upLIFT webpage by clicking here.

For trainings on afterschool feeding programs, please click the Training on Afterschool Feeding button at the bottom of this page.

For registration support, please see the APLD Learner Guide and FAQ’s.

 

Training TypeTraining TitleTraining Length
Administration

Online Course

Orientation to the National School Lunch Program

  • Assessment

2.0 hours

How-To Guide

Step-by-Step Instruction: How to Submit Site and Sponsor Applications in CNPWeb

1.5 hour

Online Course

Designing Your Employee Training Plan

  • Workbook

1.5 hours

Webinar

Professional Standards 101 (Recording) (Slides)

1.0 hour

Webinar

Staying on Track1.0 hour
Certification and Benefit Issuance
How-To GuideHow to Complete the Free and Reduced-Price Policy Statement0.5 hour

How-To Guide

Step-by-Step Instruction: How to Process Household Applications

  • Activity Application #1
  • Activity Application #2
  • Activity Application #3
  • SY 24-25 Income Eligibility Guidelines

1.5 hour

How-To Guide

Step-by-Step Instruction: How to Identify Household Applications That Are Error-Prone

0.5 hour

How-To Guide

Step-by-Step Instruction: How to Create a Benefit Issuance Document (BID)

  • Sample BID
  • Enrollment Handout

1.0 hour

How-To Guide

Step-by-Step Instruction: Introduction to CNP Direct Certification in CNP Direct Certification/Direct Verification

0.5 hour

How-To Guide

Step-by-Step Instruction: How to Directly Certify a Partial Match

0.5 hour

How-To Guide

Step-by-Step Instruction: How to Conduct Direct Certification using State Match

0.25 hour

How-To Guide

Step-by-Step Instruction: How to Conduct Direct Certification using File Upload

0.5 hour

How-To Guide

Step-by-Step Instruction: How to Conduct Direct Certification using Individual Student Lookup

0.5 hour

How-To Guide

Step-by-Step Instruction: How to Conduct Direct Certification Using Other Documentation

0.5 hour

How-To GuideStep-by-Step Instruction: How to Complete Direct Certification Using Medicaid Data0.25 hour

Webinar

Direct Certification Best Practices (Recording) (Slides)

  • Worksheet, Answer Key

0.5 hour

Webinar

Boost Your Eligibility Ability (Recording) (Slides)

1.5 hour

Communications & Marketing

upLIFT Webinar Series

#PlanYourBrand: Branding Your School Nutrition Programs (Recording) (Slides)

0.5 hour

Webinar

Promoting Your Child Nutrition Programs (Recording) (Slides)

1.0 hour

Counting & Claiming

How-To Guide

Step-by-Step Instruction: How to Complete Daily Edit Checks

1.0 hour

How-To Guide

Step-by-Step Instruction: How to Submit a Claim in CNPWeb

0.75 hour

How-To Guide

Step-by-Step Instruction: How to Submit a Claim in CNPWeb for Sites Operating the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP)

0.75 hour

How-To Guide

Step-by-Step Instruction: How to Submit a Claim in CNPWeb for Sites Operating the Special Assistance Provision 2

0.75 hour

How-To Guide

Step-by-Step Instruction: How to Submit a Claim in CNPWeb for Sites Operating the Special Assistance Provision 3

0.75 hour

Webinar

Meal Counting Do’s and Don’ts (Recording) (Slides)

1.0 hour

Farm to School & School Gardens

School Garden Webinar Series

Aligning Curriculum to School Garden Programs (Recording) (Slides)

1.0 hour

School Garden Webinar Series

Aligning School Garden Seasonality with the Academic Calendar (Recording) (Slides)

  • Resource

1.0 hour

School Garden Webinar Series

Garden to Cafe - Food Safety in School Garden (Recording) (Slides)

  • ADHS School Garden Webpage Navigation

1.0 hour

School Garden Webinar Series

Soil Structure & Building Robust Soil Systems (Recording) (Slides)

  • Resource
  • Q&A

1.0 hour

School Garden Webinar Series

Sustainable Funding Streams for School Gardens (Recording) (Slides)

1.0 hour

School Garden Webinar SeriesSuccess Stories with Alhambra Elementary District (Recording) (Slides)1.0 hour
School Garden Webinar SeriesSuccess Stories with Concordia Charter School, Inc. (Recording) (Slides)1.0 hour

School Garden Webinar Series

Success Stories with Humboldt Unified District (Recording) (Slides)

1.0 hour

School Garden Webinar SeriesSuccess Stories with Joseph City Unified District (Recording) (Slides)1.0 hour
School Garden Webinar SeriesSuccess Stories with Osborn School District (Recording) (Slides)1.0 hour
School Garden Webinar SeriesSuccess Stories with Prescott Unified School District (Recording) (Slides)1.0 hour
WebinarVirtual Food Education (Recording) (Slides)1.0 hour
Food Safety 
How-To GuideStep-by-Step Instruction: How to Develop a School Food Safety Program Based on the Process Approach to HACCP Principles1.25 hours
Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program
Online CourseOrientation to the Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program1.0 hour
Local Wellness Policy

Webinar

Local Wellness Policy Assessment: Making it Meaningful (Recording) (Slides)

1.5 hours

Webinar

Local Wellness Policy Final Rule: Guidance and Tools From ADE (Recording) (Slides)

1.5 hours

Menu Planning/Meal Pattern

How-To Guide

Step-by-Step Instruction: How to Plan a Lunch Menu

2.5 hours

How-To Guide

Step-by-Step Instruction: How to Plan a Breakfast Menu

1.5 hours

How-To GuideStep-by-Step Instruction: How to Complete the Medical Statement for Students with Special Dietary Accommodations0.5 hour

Webinar

CN Labels and Product Formulation Statements (Recording) (Slides)

0.75 hour

Webinar

Preschool Meal Pattern for School Food Authorities (Recording) (Slides)

1.0 hour

Webinar

Salad Bars in the School Nutrition Programs (Recording) (Slides)

1.0 hour

Webinar

The Transitional Standards for Milk, Sodium, and Whole Grains

0.75 hour

Nutrition

upLIFT Webinar Series

Baby Steps to a Better Menu (Recording) (Slides)

  • Handout

0.5 hour

upLIFT Webinar Series

Eat Your Fruits and Veggies! (Recording) (Slides)

0.5 hour

Webinar

Nutrition Education for Your Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program (FFVP) (Recording) (Slides)

1.0 hour

upLIFT Webinar Series

Setting up the Sodium Standards for School Menus (Recording) (Slides)

0.5 hour

upLIFT Webinar Series

Standout Story: Whole Grains (Recording) (Slides)

0.5 hour

upLIFT Webinar Series

Starting a Salad Bar, Part 1: The Why (Recording) (Slides)

  • Handout

0.5 hour

upLIFT Webinar Series

Using Taste Tests and Surveys to Engage Students in School Meals (Recording) (Slides)

  • Taste Tests Timeline and Checklist
  • Deer Valley USD Organizing Taste Tests
  • Deer Valley USD Tasting Experience

0.5 hour

upLIFT Webinar Series

What to Look For: Nutrition Facts Labels and Ingredient Lists (Recording) (Slides)

0.5 hour

Toolkit

Fruit and Vegetable Nutrition Education Toolkit

N/A
Operations

Webinar

Production Record Overview (Recording) (Slides)

0.5 hour

Webinar

Recognizing a Reimbursable Breakfast Meal at the Point of Service (Recording) (Slides)

0.5 hour

Webinar

Recognizing a Reimbursable Meal at the Point of Service (Recording) (Slides)

0.5 hour

upLIFT Webinar Series

Standout Story: Whole Grains (Recording) (Slides)

0.5 hour

upLIFT Webinar Series

Starting a Salad Bar, Part 2: The How (Recording) (Slides)

  • Salad Bar Implementation Checklist and Resources
0.5 hour

Webinar

Using Appropriate Serving Utensils (Recording) (Slides)

0.5 hour

Online Course

Meal or No Meal
In a game format, attendees will be provided 9 different trays in which they must identify if the tray is reimbursable for lunch for Offer vs. Serve. Training can be completed by a single user or used by a facilitator in a group training.

0.25 hour

Online Course

Meal or No Meal – Breakfast Edition

In a game format, attendees will be provided 9 different trays in which they must identify if the tray is reimbursable for breakfast for Offer vs. Serve. Training can be completed by a single user or used by a facilitator in a group training.

0.25 hour

Procurement
Online Course

Procurement Basics

2.5 hour

Webinar

Buy American Provision (Recording) (Slides)

  • FAQ

0.5 hour

Resource/Financial Management
Webinar

Assessing Your Finances: Where Do You Go From Here? (Recording) (Slides)

1.0 Hour

How-To Guide

Step-by-Step Instruction: How to Complete the Capital Expenditure Pre-Approval Request Form

0.25 hour

How-To Guide

Step-by-Step Instruction: How to Complete the Non-Program Food Revenue Tool

0.75 hour

How-To Guide

Step-by-Step Instruction: How to Determine Adult Meal Prices Using the Adult Meal Pricing Tool

0.5 hour

School Breakfast Administration

Webinar

Equipment for Your School Breakfast Program (Recording) (Slides)

1.0 hour

Webinar

Implementing Alternative Service Models in Your School Breakfast Program (Recording) (Slides)

1.0 hour

Toolkit

Breakfast in the Classroom Toolkit

N/A
Toolkit

Grab 'N' Go Breakfast Toolkit

N/A
Toolkit

Second Chance Breakfast Toolkit

N/A
Smart Snacks

Online Course

Smart Snacks and Competitive Foods Standards in Arizona

0.5 hour

Webinar

The What, Why, and How of Smart Snacks (Recording) (Slides)

  • Worksheet, Answer Key

1.0 hour

Webinar

Smart Snacks (Recording) (Slides)

0.75 hour

Special Assistance Provisions: Application and Operation

How-To Guide

How to Apply for an Extension in Provision 2 or 3

1.0 hour

Online Course

How to Apply and Operate Special Assistance Provision 2/3 Base Year

1.0 hour

Online Course

How to Operate Special Assistance Provision 2/3 Non-Base Year

1.0 hour

Online Course

Implementing the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP)

0.5 hour

Quick GuideHow to Collect and Report Identified Student and Enrollment Counts

N/A

Quick Guide

Using the Alternative Form for Income-based Eligibility when Operating a Special Provision Option

N/A
Special Milk Program
Online Course

Introduction to the Special Milk Program

0.15 hour
USDA Foods Program Operations
What to Expect

What to Expect: USDA Foods in Schools Catalog Requisition Process

0.5 hour

How-To Guide

Step-by-Step Instruction: How to Create a Brown Box Catalog Requisition

0.25 hour

How-To Guide

Step-by-Step Instruction: How to Create a Processing Catalog Requisition

0.5 hour

How-To Guide

Step-by-Step Instruction: How to Create a Surplus Catalog Requisition

0.25 hour

How-To Guide

Step-by-Step Instruction: How to Schedule a Shipment and Complete a Shipment Verification

0.5 hour

Quick Guide

How to Complete the USDA Foods Portion of the AFR

N/A
Webinar

USDA Foods in Program Year 2023-2024: Planning for Success: Strategies for Making the Most of Your Entitlement in PY24 (Recording) (Slides)

1.0 hour
Verification

Online Course

Verification Review

2.0 hours

Webinar

Verification Review for School Year 2024-2025 (Recording) (Slides)

  • Verification Best Practices Calendar
  • It’s More Than a Meal Application 

1.0 hour

How-To Guide

Step-by-Step Instruction: How to Conduct Direct Verification

1.5 hour

How-To Guide

Step-By-Step: How to Submit a Verification Confirmation Review Waiver

0.5 hour

How-To Guide

Step-by-Step Instruction: How to Submit the Second Review of Applications Report in CNP Verification Reporting

0.5 hour

Webinar

Submitting the Verification Summary Report for SFAs That Collected Applications-December 10, 2024 (Recording) (Slides)

1.0 hour
Webinar

Submitting the Verification Summary Report for SFAs That Did NOT Collect Applications-January 23, 2025 (Recording) (Slides) 

1.0 hour

 

 

 

Training on Afterschool Feeding

  • Administrators and School Leaders
    • Free and Reduced Data and use with other programs
    • SUN Bucks
    • Prospective Waiver Requests
  • Parents and Families
    • Find a Participating Summer Food Service Site
    • Paying for Meals
    • SUN Bucks
    • Menu Requirements
    • Additional Benefits for Children and Families
  • Child Nutrition Program Operators
    • National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program
    • Child and Adult Care Food Program
    • Afterschool Care Snack Program and At-Risk Afterschool Meals
    • Summer Meal Service
    • Staying on Track Monthly Webinar
  • Peer to Peer Support for Child Nutrition Professionals
  • Free and Reduced-Price Percentage Report
  • HNS/USDA Memos
  • Civil Rights
  • Submit Data Request
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